<p>This except from the U Penn ED Admissions Process (HIGH DRAMA) article a number of years back, in this case with a (1480 SAT) female candidate where a single “recommendation” with its noted flaw in the candidate (late hand-in of assignment) - was the final straw to knock her out</p>
<p>ADCOM MEMBER 2: “One of the letters or recommendation says she has a really strong interest in bioethics and he thinks it’s a nice match for her. But he goes on to say that she handed in late work. He thought that was OK because it was honest and it was her own work. But nevertheless, I don’t think it’s an excuse for handing in late work in high school.”</p>
<p>AD COM MEMBER 2 “OK, let’s let her go then.”</p>
<p>This teacher should have had the decency to politely suggest to this student that she might be better served by looking to another person to recommend her</p>